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水銀柱 (すいぎんちゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

水すい銀ぎん柱ちゅう

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Meanings

1

column of mercury; mercury column

Refers to the column of mercury in a barometer or thermometer. Common in technical and weather-related contexts.

気き圧あつが下さがると、水すい銀ぎん柱ちゅうが下さがる。
When atmospheric pressure drops, the mercury column falls.

この温おん度ど計けいの水すい銀ぎん柱ちゅうは壊こわれている。

The mercury column in this thermometer is broken.

Kanji

水water
銀silver
柱pillar, post, cylinder

Related words

水すい銀ぎん
水銀 is the general term for mercury (the element), while 水銀柱 specifically refers to the column of mercury in instruments.
気き圧あつ計けい
気圧計 is a barometer, the instrument that often contains a 水銀柱.

Built from

水すい銀ぎん+柱ちゅう

Etymology

Compound of 水銀 (mercury) and 柱 (pillar, column). The term is straightforward and describes the physical column of mercury used in scientific instruments.